Intro to CAD (AutoCAD and Google SketchUp)
Intro to CAD (AutoCAD and Google SketchUp) from Christopher Hester
Intro to CAD (AutoCAD and Google SketchUp)

This was the first course that I had in AutoCAD. Assigned projects in this course were the pen project, the classroom floorplan, and the black-and-white custom chopper. I went 'above and beyond' and created a floorplan, framing details, and an existing custom chopper (in blue). I also learned 3D concept on my own with Google Sketchup by taking the classroom floorplan and exporting it to Google Sketchup and then creating walls and furniture in that program.

Arch D Floor Plan - This project was not assigned classwork, but I wanted to do a floor plan so badly I did it as a side project, and it was my favorite project of the class
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Joist, Floor and Truss detail - This was a side project completed so I could keep practicing in between class sessions. These are basic section view of joist, floor, and truss detail
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Custom Chopper Project - This assignement had us practicing commands such as offsetting, arcs, hatching, trimming, and basic AutoCAD commands.
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BMC Chopper - Similar to the other chopper project, but with much more detail - this is an actual chopper owned by a friend of mine (actual picture is also in this set)
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Actual Photo - BMC Chopper - This was the photo (one of many) that I used to create the BMC chopper drawing
Classroom Project
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Google Sketchup rendering of Classroom project - I used Google Sketchup to create a rendering of the floor plan of the Classroom Project drawing in between classes - very easy to learn this program
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Pen Project - This was an excercise in tracing an object and as well as hatching. We used images of pens that really existed
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Intro to CAD (AutoCAD and Google SketchUp)

This was the first course that I had in AutoCAD. Assigned projects in this course were the pen project, the classroom floorplan, and the black-and-white custom chopper. I went 'above and beyond' and created a floorplan, framing details, and an existing custom chopper (in blue). I also learned 3D concept on my own with Google Sketchup by taking the classroom floorplan and exporting it to Google Sketchup and then creating walls and furniture in that program.

Christopher Hester
CAD Operator/Drafter Fresno, CA